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Know Your Rights | How the Law Protects Workers’ Health During COVID-19

COVID-19 has forced all of us to take a good, hard look at our health and access to healthcare. While we wait for the global curve to flatten, many of us are experiencing heightened anxiety over how illness can affect …

By Nisha Kumar Kulkarni
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Tips for Job Hunting During COVID-19

It’s undoubtedly a dire time for job hunters. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to record unemployment claims in the US and an uncertain job market that analysts say will take years to bounce back.

Despite this, career experts are advising …

By Springboard
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20 Video Interview Tips to Help You Dazzle the Hiring Manager and Get the Job

By now, you’re probably familiar with the basics of setting up for a video interview: Find a quiet, clean place to have it, make sure your mic is turned on, and—seriously—put on some pants. But with more and more employers …

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6 Job Search Tips for New Grads and Anyone Else Starting Their Careers During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Graduating from college or otherwise applying for your first professional job is stressful in any circumstance. But it feels especially daunting when the economy, the job market, and the world in general seem to be turned upside down.

As the …

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What Does the Coronavirus Pandemic Mean for Your Job Search?

As companies move to remote work to fight the coronavirus pandemic and an increasing number of workers are being laid off or furloughed, you might be wondering if you should continue to send out resumes or just assume that no …

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Whatever You Build: Goldberg Segalla Journeys

Whatever You Build: GS Journeys
Goldberg Segalla has grown from a handful of lawyers at a crossroads to hundreds who believe in the future by sticking to its founding principles: expanding only to accommodate clients and hiring only attorneys who …
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Laid Off Due to Coronavirus? Here’s What You Can Do Now

During an economic downturn, one of the first things companies do to cut costs is reduce staff. The financial impact of the new coronavirus is being felt globally across industries as many companies and small businesses are forced to close …

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5 Thank-You Letters to Send to People in Your Network Who Matter

Whether you’re job searching, working on your professional development, or building your career, you’ve probably been in a situation that warranted showing appreciation and gratitude. Perhaps you received a job lead and a pep talk from a former colleague. Maybe …

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Elisa Mallis: Commercial astronaut

A ’95 graduate of the University of Miami is one of the few ticket holders to take part in the first XCOR Space Expedition.

The private aerospace company is slated to send the first “commercial astronauts” into space. College of …

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Patrick Cunnane: Journey from UM to the White House, and now ABC

An alumnus of UM and the White House

We connected with Patrick Cunnane, BSC ’10, who took some time to do a Q&A before heading to Canada to shoot an episode of ABC’s Designated Survivor. He’s currently writing for the show …

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